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Transcript of Intro & ch1:1-12. Paul writing from prison in Rome AD62 Colossae situated in Lycus Valley, 100...
Paul writing from prison in Rome AD62 Colossae situated in Lycus Valley, 100
miles from Ephesus, modern day Turkey City of Colossae in economic and social
decline after a series of earthquakes Losing commercial influence to
neighbouring Laodicea and Hieropolis Sister church at Laodicea
Lightfoot quote:
“Without doubt, Colossae was the least important church to which
any epistle of St Paul is addressed…”
Church plant about 10 years old, not planted by Paul personally (Col 2:1), but as a result of his evangelism in Ephesus
Church was under Paul’s apostolic ministry
Led by Epaphras, a fellow prisoner of Paul at the time of the letter (Col 1:7; 4:10-12)
Church was a mixture of Gentile and Jewish converts (2:13; 2:16)
Although he had probably never visited Colossae, Paul has a great love, care and concern for the believers there
The “Colossian Heresy” (Col 2:4, 8)
1. WISDOM / KNOWLEDGE / UNDERSTANDING / MINDCol 1:9, 1:21, 1:28, 2:2, 2:3, 2:8, 2:18, 2:23, 3:2, 3:16, 4:5
2. ALL / EVERYTHING / COMPLETE / FULLNESSCol 1:6, 1:9, 1:10, 1:11, 1:14, 1:15, 1:16, 1:17, 1:18, 1:19, 1:20, 1:23, 1:24, 1:25, 1:28, 2:1, 2:2, 2:3 2:9, 2:10, 2:13, 2:22, 2:23, 3:8, 3:14, 3:16, 3:17, 3:22, 4:12, 4:17
3. HEAVEN & EARTH / VISIBLE & INVISIBLE / CREATION / WORLD Col 1:5, 1:13, 1:15, 1:16, 1:20, 1:23, 2:10, 2:15, 2:18, 2:20, 3:2, 4:1
4. HEAD & BODYCol 1:18, 1:22, 1:24, 2:5, 2:9, 2:10, 2:11, 2:17, 2:19, 2:23, 3:5, 3:15
5. FLESHCol 1:20, 1:22, 1:24, 2:1, 2:11, 2:18, 2:23, 3:12, 3:14, 3:22
6. DEATH / LIFE / RESURRECTIONCol 1:18, 1:22, 2:12, 2:13, 2:20, 3:1, 3:3, 3:4, 3:5
7. MAN / OLD MAN / NEW MANCol 1:28, 2:8, 2:22, 3:9, 3:10, 3:23
8. PUT ON / TAKE OFF (CLOTHING)Col 1:5, 1:11, 1:23, 1:27, 3:4
9. GLORY / HOPECol 1:5, 1:11, 1:23, 1:27, 3:4
10. RICHES / WEALTH / TREASURECol 1:27, 2:2, 2:3, 3:16
11. MYSTERY / HIDDENCol 1:12, 1:13, 1:26, 1:27, 2:2, 2:3, 3:3, 3:4
12. IMAGECol 1:15, 3:10
What is God like?◦Trinitarian: Father, Son, Spirit
What should the church look like?◦Characterized by Faith, Hope & Love v4-5
How did we get here?◦Heard the Truth of the Gospel of Grace
v5-6
What should we do now?◦Send out more workers with the gospel
message! v7-8